Wind Energy Science
Wind Energy Science
WES
Articles | Volume 4, issue 4
Articles | Volume 4, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-4-595-2019
© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-4-595-2019
© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 4, issue 4
Research article
 | 
11 Nov 2019
Research article |  | 11 Nov 2019

System-level design studies for large rotors

Daniel S. Zalkind, Gavin K. Ananda, Mayank Chetan, Dana P. Martin, Christopher J. Bay, Kathryn E. Johnson, Eric Loth, D. Todd Griffith, Michael S. Selig, and Lucy Y. Pao

Viewed

Total article views: 5,560 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
HTML PDF XML Total BibTeX EndNote
3,548 1,904 108 5,560 143 159
  • HTML: 3,548
  • PDF: 1,904
  • XML: 108
  • Total: 5,560
  • BibTeX: 143
  • EndNote: 159
Views and downloads (calculated since 06 Feb 2019)
Cumulative views and downloads (calculated since 06 Feb 2019)

Viewed (geographical distribution)

Total article views: 5,560 (including HTML, PDF, and XML) Thereof 4,587 with geography defined and 973 with unknown origin.
Country # Views %
  • 1
1
 
 
 
 
Latest update: 21 Nov 2025
Download
Short summary
We present a model that both (1) reduces the computational effort involved in analyzing design trade-offs and (2) provides a qualitative understanding of the root cause of fatigue and extreme structural loads for wind turbine components from the blades to the tower base. We use this model in conjunction with design loads from high-fidelity simulations to analyze and compare the trade-offs between power capture and structural loading for large rotor concepts.
Read more
Share
Altmetrics
Final-revised paper
Preprint